Monday, 28 May 2018
A day on our own in Tokyo - Win having low energy and Tokyo being dauntingly large and unfamiliar to us, we decided to take a cab to a craft store recommended by Junko. The subway map looks worse than a computer wiring diagram! The store had very beautiful and expensive pieces, and it was fun to browse. We only made a few small purchases (I missed the little places I knew in Kyoto and don't know where anything is in Tokyo...) . After we strolled down the road and came upon a lovely shrine, Toyokawa Inari Shrine, where the monks were holding a service so we had a chance to sit quietly and listen to the chanting, drums, and bells. Then we wondered around looking for lunch and found a hole-in-the-wall ramen place which filled us up substantially. Cab back to hotel, nap for Win, and I went out to explore a bit more- did not find the place I was looking for but had a good hour and a half walk through some very varied neighborhoods. Dinner in the hotel grill was fine and to bed early.
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| Fox, guardian of greain |
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| Shrine statue |
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| Shrine |
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Subway map!
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